English Dictionary

laterite

/ˈlatəɹʌɪt/

noun

A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

Laterite is a type of soil that is rich in iron oxide.

意味（1）

A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

Constant tropical rain makes a mush of hard old lavas. The end product is a brick red soil called laterite.